Part I, Chapter 6, Tengo Summary

Komatsu calls Tengo early on Friday morning and tells him to buy a word processor at Komatsu's expense. Tengo agrees to begin working on rewriting before the Sunday meeting and before Fuka-Eri has given her permission. Tengo also has a married girlfriend who cancels on him for the day, allowing him to get to work on "Air Chrysalis". He purchases a Fujitsu word processer, sends the bill to Komatsu, and begins working. He equates his task to that of a carpenter -leaving the structure and framing in place, but reworking the trim, the walls, the floors, and so on. He works through the afternoon.

The story is about a ten year-old girl who is given the task of watching a goat special to her ancient village. One day the goat dies, and the girl is punished by...